City of San Antonio Department of Communications and Public Affairs, August 2013The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) announced today
that the obesity rate in San Antonio and Bexar County plunged from 35.1% to
28.5% between 2010 and 2012. This means that 70,000 adult men and women are no
longer obese, having moved into healthier weight categories. Click here to read this article

American Medical Association - News Room June 18, 2013: Obesity as a DiseaseToday, the AMA adopted policy that recognizes obesity as a disease requiring a
range of medical interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention.
"Recognizing obesity as a disease will help change the way the medical community
tackles this complex issue that affects approximately one in three Americans,"
said AMA board member Patrice Harris, MD. "The AMA is committed to improving
health outcomes and is working to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease
and type 2 diabetes, which are often linked to obesity."

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